In the morning I learned from extremely credible sources that Apple is developing a car in a secret laboratory in Cupertino, several hundred employees being involved in the project, some of them being experts in the development of automobiles. Tim Cook approved the project about a year ago and we are talking about an electric car, which according to new sources would also have integrated software that would allow it to be autonomous, i.e. to drive itself. Apple is already talking with various manufacturers of car parts in order to find out the costs that are necessary to manufacture a car, it not having any contact with the traditional car manufacturers around the world.
Technology giant Apple AAPL.O is learning how to make a self-driving electric car and is talking to experts at carmakers and automotive suppliers, an automotive source familiar with the talks said on Saturday. In addition to building a car, there is money to be made from the software operating system for a self-driving vehicle, as well as the services associated with autonomous driving, such as high-definition mapping, car-sharing and electric car recharging services , the auto industry source said.
Apple is developing an autonomous electric car
Separate from the electric car itself, the company Apple develops and a software that would allow it to drive itself, or to communicate with other cars around it to avoid collisions. Separately, Apple is developing high-definition mapping services, but also a fast charging system for electric cars, all part of the grandiose project that could bring Apple more money than iPhones. Basically, Apple is trying to build a product and an ecosystem around it, the software for controlling the car and the adjacent services being as important as the car itself.
If we now look at the way Apple thought of iPhones and iOS, we could say that it is an extremely well thought out proprietary software that will control cars better than any other, but that will not be available to others producers. The information is currently available as a rumor and no one has 100% certain information about Apple's plans, apart from the fact that an electric car is in development.
What do you think, can Apple develop an autonomous car?
